Monday, April 24, 2017

Week 92

Bonjour mis bon amis! I hope y'all had a great week! (And sorry if Ibutchered that French, it's Cajun🙃)We started this week off with an exchange, I went down to Sulphur withelder Jones for the day, it was nice. We went to the house of one oftheir investigators, and sadly he wasn't there, but his grandma was!Her and a friend we sitting out on the front porch talking, we askedthem if the gator was home, they said he wasn't, so we startedchatting about religion, as we do. They both used to be catholic, butnow their baptist, and oh how they don't like the Catholic Church!They sat and bashed on it for a good five minutes straight, we joinedin a little, trying to bring it back to the great apostasy, it waskinda fun. We eventually brought the conversation back to the gospel,and were able to testify of the restoration, one of the ladies hassome beef with their new pastor or something, so she's been searchingfor a other church, she seems interested. Every time we talk withpeople who have had problems in the past with pastors or doctrine, itmakes me more glad to be a part of Christ's true restored church,where things must make sense!

Elder Kent and I also had the chance to drive clear out to Jennings onWednesday for some baptismal interviews for a couple of investigatorsout there, it was nice to take a long drive through the country again,I've missed seeing all the trees and fields and stuff. The interviewswent well, I did two in Jennings, then drove backand did one more here in Lake Chuck for the Sulphur Elder'sInvestigator, Sydney. They were all awesome and ready for baptism,it's cool to ask people the interview questions, and see how thespirit has had such an impact on their lives, that they're willing tomake a covenant with Heavenly Father, it's so exciting!

We also had dinner with our bishop this week, elder Kent really likesto eat at his house because he can answer a lot of his doctrinalquestions, I really like to eat there because of all of his kids whoare fun to talk to and play with, they're all really funny. Also, thefood is really good, can't go wrong with good food. Yup, the food hereis amazing, we just had some good gumbo yesterday at a member's house.Mmmm, so good. Earlier this week we ate at the Bonnettes, our recentconverts, and sister Bonnette made a great beef stew. They also had usover for a BBQ not too long ago, really good ribs and potato salad anddeviled eggs, oh, so good. Then there's the jambalaya down here,etufè, crawfish, po boys...anyway, got a bit distracted there!

The rest of the week went well, we taught a lesson with Christianagain, he'll be getting baptized this Saturday, super pumped aboutthat. The McCains from Atascocita ward came to our church yesterday,their nephew lives in our ward, and their baby girl just had abirthday, it was really good to see them again, that family just putsa smile on my face! Elder Kent and I are still doing well together,we're good buds. I've been thinking a lot this week on all the thingsthe spirit can do for us, and a big one that's stuck out to me is giveus strength and energy to our bodies, I've found hpthat missionariesneed to rely on that a lot! In 2 Nephi 4:29 it talks about notslackening your strength because of your afflictions, which means, nomatter what your going through, so long as you keep your trust in thelord, he'll give you strength through any of your trials, and you'llbe make it out just fine. So that's my ponderize scripture this week,learn it live it love it!

I sure do love y'all, and I love the lord even more than that! I'm soglad I get to be out here serving him, I'll be seeing most of y'all inless than 100 days now, pretty crazy!Love,Elder MurdockTrue to the Faith